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New York City lifts Covid-19 alert level to 'high'
"New York City has transitioned to a high Covid alert level, meaning now is the time to double down on protecting ourselves and each other by making choices that can keep our friends, neighbours, relatives and co-workers from getting sick," said Ashwin Vasan, the city's Health Commissioner.
Sweden, Finland to submit NATO applications today
NATO membership will strengthen security in Sweden as well as in the Baltic Sea region, she added at a press conference on Tuesday with visiting Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. Submitting joint applications with Finland "means that we can contribute to security in northern Europe," Andersson said.
Ukraine not to exchange territories for peace with Russia: Negotiator
"It is ideologically unacceptable for us to give something to the Russian Federation and pretend that it was some kind of easy war," Podolyak said on Tuesday. He added that many Ukrainian civilians were either killed or assaulted in the conflict, making it impossible for Ukraine to make concessions to Russia, Xinhua news agency reported.
Worried China dials Pak PM after Karachi is rocked by another bomb blast
This blast was "similar" to the earlier explosion, which took place last week. On May 12, one person was killed while 13 others injured in the mega-city's Saddar area. The explosion took place in the Murshid Bazaar and the target was a vehicle of the Pakistani coast guard. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
Blame game erupts in Russia's secret services over 'bogus' intel that led to invasion
Much of the blame is being pointed at the door of the FSB's 5th Service for gathering 'worthless' information that misled Putin and left him "the most uninformed person to decide about the war", Daily Mail reported. Disputed reports in April stated that Col-General Sergei Beseda, 68, head of the 5th Service, and his deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, had been detained in April either under house arrest or under pre-trial detention for leaking plans and embezzling funds.
British govt monitoring Yasin Malik's trial: UK Minister
Responding to a question, Minister of State in the Foreign Office, Lord Tariq Ahmed, said: "On the specific issue of the trial of Mr Yasin Malik... we are monitoring it very closely. We do note he has been charged under the Indian law... and therefore we cannot intervene in the independent judicial process of India directly
West waging war against Russia: Kremlin
He pointed out that economic sanctions, the arming of Ukrainian nationalists, and giving them intel to attack Russian troops all amounted to acts of war, RT reported. "Sure, we are still using the mild term 'unfriendly states' when referring to them," Peskov told an educational forum.
Pakistani rupee falls to yet another historic low against US dollar
Maintaining its downturn for the eighth successive working day, the Pakistani rupee was being traded at Rs 195.74 against the greenback surpassing its last low, Geo News reported. A persistent delay in the receipt of the next tranche of $1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is mounting pressure on the rupee.
Japan not considering new nuke plants despite energy security concerns
"Taking into account the Ukraine crisis and concerns over a power supply crunch, we will make the most of what we have, including nuclear power," the Minister told a press briefing. Hagiuda also said that along with new talent, resources will be directed at developing a new type of nuclear reactor, reports Xinhua news agency.
Ex-ISI chief visits Kabul to hold talks with TTP: Report
However, there was no official confirmation from either side about the development but reports suggested that it was part of a renewed push by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to broker some kind of a deal between Pakistan and the TTP, The Express Tribune report said.
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